cloud layer
noun
a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
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DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Also called cloud deck .
Words nearby cloud layer
clouded yellow, cloud eggs, cloud forest, cloud grass, cloudland, cloud layer, cloudless, cloudlet, cloud nine, cloud over, Cloud Peak
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Example sentences from the Web for cloud layer
In time, Burl firmly enacted a planetary law which forbade the inexperienced to go below the cloud-layer.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray LeinsterIn fact, presently he noticed that the whiteness which was the cloud-layer seemed to retreat before him.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster
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